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Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and Daniel Friebe share their diaries from three incident-filled Grand Tours, the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España. These take listeners behind the scenes and explore the culture and landscape as well as the racing while the ‘Lionel of Flanders’, complete with beer recommendations, does the same for the Classics in Belgium.

A literary jaunt in praise of the lost art of letter writing that explores a cultural history and the undeniable thrill of old-school correspondence—from journalist and cultural critic Rachel Syme. Inspired by a famed correspondence handbook penned by a persnickety Victorian who had strong...

When I ask my online friend for legal advice, the last thing I expect is for the sexy single dad to show up in this dinky town in person. Or that I would take one look at his stern face and want to climb Arden McRae like a tree. Kissing Arden is pure impulse. But stepping into his high-society world means more than learning to read a menu in French.

By the early 1890’s Kate's short stories were published nationally. With this widespread audience also came negative reviews, controversy, and cries of immorality as themes such as interracial relationships, the rights of women and other burning issues of the day were written about.

Salt Letters to a Younger Me is a tender correspondence between memory and tide—a series of lyrical letters written by a marine biologist to his younger self. Each letter drifts between science and solitude, salt and sorrow, tracing how the sea mirrors the human heart: its erosion, its return, its endless capacity to begin again. Through quiet observations of coral bleaching, migrating whales, and the hush of coastal dawns, the narrator learns that every loss leaves behind a mineral trace—something that glimmers even after grief recedes.

To the world, he was Dr. Sacks, the brilliant neurologist behind bestselling books like Musicophilia and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat. To professor Susan Barry, he became Dear Oliver—her mentor, friend, and confidant over the course of their ten-year correspondence.

Para los lectores, hay pocas experiencias tan asombrosas e inolvidables como la primera lectura de Kafka. No importa lo que uno haya leído antes: cruzarse con una de sus novelas o cuentos, con un fragmento de sus diarios, es aprender a leer de un modo nuevo. La prosa precisa y de resonancias...

De Profundis è una lunga lettera che Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) scrisse nel 1897, durante la sua reclusione al carcere di Reading, a "Bosie", il suo amante Lord Alfred Douglas, dopo essere stato condannato per "gross indecency", il reato che criminalizzava l'attività sessuale tra maschi adulti.

Songs from Fern’s Pond is a collage of poetry, letters, and prose that captures the universal resilience of the human spirit through the humor and courage of a woman who fearlessly pursued the life she dreamed of. A duet of text between mother and daughter, it’s a transcendent vision of the rough, wild, and beautiful landscape of the heart—and a reminder that every chapter is worth living to its fullest.

Dive into the depths of one of cinema's most profound relationships with Bergman & Liv: Love Letters. This dramatic fiction offers a meticulously detailed and heartfelt portrayal of the 42-year relationship between two titans of the 20th century: actress Liv Ullmann and visionary filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. At the heart of this narrative is a collection of personal letters, a written testament to their evolving relationship. These letters chronicle not only their shared professional journey, which includes the creation of 12 influential films, but also the blossoming of a deep, complex love.

Told through a mix of true stories and new fiction, Dear Orchid opens the heart in unexpected ways: through loss and love, silence and recovery, and the hard-won resilience of people who don’t always fit the mold. With tenderness and heart, Dear Orchid is an Asian American author's homage to Mary-Louise Parker’s Dear Mr. You, through letters to a girl newly freed from East Berlin, an aunt lost to Communist-era borders, and Purple Heart-decorated heroes. These intimate portraits explore the messy beauty of friendship, family, disability, and belonging.

Nynne er tilbage. 41 år gammel, nybagt mor til Elliot og med dobbelt så meget hud på hænderne, som hun har brug for. Der er gensyn med Natasha, Husum og Handyman. Hvornår går man i overgangsalderen? Kan man være bortrejst i hele perioden?

Mixerman accepts a lucrative offer to mentor the son of an Indian Billionaire to become a world-famous record Producer in this cutting satire of the modern Music Business reflected through the broader prism of a rigged U.S. Political System. There are a great many perks that go along with having your very own Billionheir Intern. There's the Bentley, the driver, the chef, and of course, the Dishwashing Sikh Bodyguard. But it's Mixerman's newfound position as Guru to his charismatic Billionheir Kanish Kanish that proves most rewarding.

Die grandios erzählte Generationengeschichte einer Star-Journalistin, die nach einer Gehirn-Operation ihren eigenen verdrängten Erinnerungen und den Geheimnissen ihrer Familie auf die Spur kommt. Evelyn Roll, eine der großen Autorinnen der Süddeutschen Zeitung, schreibt das Buch ihrer Generation: einer Generation, die im Wirtschafts-Wunderland erwachsen wurde, und in der Verdrängung, nicht Erinnerung an der Tagesordnung war.

Ein Glücksfall für die Historiker: Harry Graf Kessler (1868–1937) beschrieb das Zeitgeschehen der Jahre 1933-37. Seine Berichterstattungen geben präzise Einblicke in die politischen und gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungen und sind Zeugnisse vom Leben und Denken eines aufgeklärten europäischen Intellektuellen. Kessler floh schon im März 1933 nach Frankreich und Spanien. Im Jahr 1935 wurden seine Bücher öffentlich verbrannt, aber bis zu seinem Tod führte er Gespräche mit Zeitgenossen und hielt die politischen Ereignisse akribisch fest. Kesslers Berichte sind ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Geschichtsschreibung dieser Zeit.

Da Goethes Intellekt sich gerne und ausgiebig mit interdisziplinären Gegenständen auseinandersetzte, wird der geneigte Zuhörer mit Themen aus Wissenschaft, Kunst, Kultur, Politik und Gesellschaft konfrontiert, in welchen das persönliche Verständnis und Verhältnis des Autors dazu im Vordergrund steht. Anekdoten aus dem Privatleben und Reflexionen über Gott und die Welt mit den Geistesgrößen seiner Zeit runden dieses aufschlussreiche, höchst interessante und amüsante Hörbucherlebnis ab. Der Reiseblätter fünfter Teil.

"Kære Bagklog" er en morsom og dyb bog fra forfatter Maise Njor om hukommelse, minder og fortrængninger. Maise Njor fandt en kasse i kælderen med sine gamle dagbøger, og gennem minderne lærer Maise sig selv og livet at kende igen.

Der Briefwechsel König Friedrichs II. von Preußen und seiner Schwester Wilhelmine von Bayreuth gehört zu den bedeutendsten Korrespondenzen des 18. Jahrhunderts. 1728 bis 1758 haben sie sich spottsüchtig und sensibel über ihre Vergnügungen und Kunstprojekte an den Höfen Potsdams und Bayreuths, aber auch über ihre Leiden in Krieg und Krankheit unterhalten. Das Hörspiel bietet einen Querschnitt durch dieses über 1000 Seiten umfassende Briefwerk, mit dem gleichzeitig wichtige Lebensstationen der beiden Geschwister beleuchtet werden.

This is the story of Morning Glory’s turn of the century kenbutsu—her travels—to America. Guided by her uncle, a Harvard graduate, Morning Glory travels at a time when most Americans know little or nothing about Japan, aside from the popular tunes of The Mikado (1885) and The Geisha (1896).

H.C. Andersen og Søren Kierke­gaard rejser sammen ned gennem Europa sidst i 1849 med Rom som endemål. Undervejs udveksler det umage par tanker om kærligheden, angsten, glæden, selvet, døden og livet derefter, men berører også deres kunstneriske virksomhed og den udeblevne anerkendelse, pressens tilta­gen­de dominans og den vildtvoksende natur­videnskab, folkestyrets frem­march og kristen­dommens krise.